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25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024
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25 April 2023 - 16 November 2023
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01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The Scottish Government does my constituents in the north-east no favours by making promises that it will not keep…
Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I apologise to you, Presiding Officer, and to everybody present for my unacceptable lateness…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Ambulances are a lifeline at a time of desperate need, but figures show that, so far in 2025, more than half of all ambulances in Scotland have been stuck on hospital forecourts for more than 45 minutes…
Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "As a high-protein sustainable food source, Scottish venison should be available to everyone. However, I have heard reports of land managers burying deer rather than allowing them to be processed to feed the nation…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 18 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Thank you very much, convener. Good evening to the committee and the cabinet secretary…
Find out how Mercedes Villalba has voted recently.
Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Mercedes Villalba has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of the £500 million Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray has been allocated since the establishment of the fund."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what outcomes have been achieved through the Just Transition Fund."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated from the Just Transition Fund in each financial year since the fund was established."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the (a) management and (b) tracking of marine traffic in Scotland's coastal waters."
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs have been created through the Green Jobs Fund."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what outcomes have been achieved through the Green Jobs Fund."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of its £100 million Green Jobs Fund has been allocated to date, (a) in total and (b) broken down by financial year."
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 27 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the expert and independent analysis that it announced it would commission as part of its announcement in February 2025 on building consensus on council tax reform, when this analysis was commissioned; what the timeline is; who is conducting it; when it will be published, and what the budget is for it."
Answer expected on 23 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, following its announcement in February 2025 on building consensus on council tax reform, what its position is on a proportional property tax."
Answer expected on 23 July 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its announcement in February 2025 on building consensus on council tax reform, what powers it has to conduct a nationwide revaluation of all homes."
Answer expected on 23 July 2025
See all of Mercedes Villalba's questions submitted in Parliament